Cutting device



(No Model.) A. J. KERN. CUTTING DEVICE.

No. 593,477. Patented Nov. 9, 1897.

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AMIAII J. KERN, or BELLEVUE, oIIIo.

CUTTING DEVICE..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,477, dated November9, 1897.

Application filed May 19, 1897.

To a/ZZ whom it muy concern:

Be it known that I, AMIAH J. KERN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bellevue, in the county of Huron and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cutting Devices; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for handling andcutting butter, lard, tallow, &c. and it consists, essentially, of arotatable adjustable knife or cutter, a holder for said knife or cutter,and means for holding said knife or cutter in position for use, and acarrier or other receptacle for delivering I[he material to be cut tothe knife or cutter.

The invention further consists in the novel construction and arrangementof the several parts of the device with reference to each other, asillustrated in the drawings,described in the specification, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings, Figure lis an elevation of my improved cutter inposition for use and the box or receptacle. Fig. 2 is an elevationshowing the box or receptacle and the cutter swung or held out of theway when out of use. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal view, partly in section.

A represents a refrigerator or other storagebox, provided with asuitable door A' and having therein a sliding receptacle or carrier Bfor the purpose of holding and delivering the material to the knife whenit is desired to cut or sever it. This carrierB has in it, runninglongitudinally thereof, cleats or tracks Z) b for the purpose of keepingthe material to be operated upon in thedesired position for cutting, andalso for the purpose of enabling the operator to slide the material inthe said carrier forward to the desired position with the greatest easeand accuracy. To

the outside of this box A, on an extension or' platform a, is an uprightpivoted standard C, having at intervals thereon circumferential groovesc, as shown. At the top of this upright is a clip or holder C', made ofspringsteel or other suitable material, and which is reinforced by aforked-shaped bracing-plate C2, the whole being securely held to thesaid Serial No. 637,218. (No model.)

standard by a bolt and nut or in any other suitable manner.

D is a sliding vcollar adj ustably secured upon the standard C by meansof a thumbnut d. The collar D is provided with ears d d', as shown.

E is a knife-bracket, bent to the shape shown. The bracket E is pivotedbetween the ears d d' by bolt f or any other suitable means. Thisbracket is both removable from the collar and adjustable between thelugs, as is apparent. which it is pivoted is a handle F. At the end ofthe leg F2 of the bracket F is secured one end of a wire knife H, asshown. In the opposite leg is an opening or channel F3, into which sets'and fits a bolt G, having one portion thereof screw-threaded andprovided with an adjusting-nut G', while at the opposite end thereof isan eye g, into which is secured the opposite end of the wire knife II.This screw and nut form a tension whereby the knife is set at and heldto the proper degree of tautness. The grooves c c inthe standard C arefor the purpose of receiving the ends of the binding-screws in thecollar D.

When it is desired to cut by means of this device, the material to beoperated upon is run under the knife and the handle is pressed down, asis the case in a number of devices for similar purposes, and when thedevice is not in use the bracket can be raised and held in such positionby the holder or clip C', as is evident. Y Y

By reason of the wire knife used herein the cutting of the material ismade easier and On the end of the bracket at there can be no loss byreason of butter or l lard adhering to the knife, as is usuallythe casewhere sticky substances are cut.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States of America, is-

In a'device of the character described the combination of a standard C,having grooves c thereon and a holder or clip C at the top thereof, withan adjustable collarD, a bracket E pivotedthereto, and an adjustablewire knife secured in said bracket, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AMIAHy J KERN.

Witnesses:

MAGGIE KEEEE, JOHN J. LEHMANN.

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